I was passing through Preston today and I stopped to buy a sandwich. The baker was selling 'crumpet loaf' :shock: Crumpet Loaf?! Yes, crumpets but sliced and bread shaped. I had to buy some. (I'll update when I've tried it!)
It got me thinking about regional variety in food, because I have *never* seen a crumpet loaf. I'm certain they don't sell them in my neck of the woods, Merseyside... not a million miles away from Preston, I might add.
What regional specialities are there in your area? What food is traditional?
I guess my offering is Scouse, a traditional Liverpool stew dish. I'm not a fan but people love it.
They do a similar stew round here called lob scows. I am making no allegations regarding who nicked it off who.
Until I moved here I had never come across bara braith (barra Breath as in heath). Its a fruity bread loaf, not as sticky as a tea loaf but fruitier and darker than a tea cake. Its rather scrummy and reminds me of my mums "cup of tea" cake.
Stotty cake (it's actually flat bread).
I also think Pease pudding is a fairly local delicacy
In Yorkshire you get (or used to get) Yorkshire Curd Cheesecake - a baked cheescake - on a pastry base. The cheese is rather grainy but not as wet as cottage and is totally DELISH. It has added raisins, sugar and a nutmeg sprinkle on top.
You can't get proper curd cheese now for love nor money - but a very close alternative is on offer in the Polish section of your local Asda.
staffordshire oat cakes, like whole wheat pancakes but served grilled with bacon and melted cheese mmmmmmmmmmmmmm
in luton they sale this thing called fish and chips. they give it to you in paper and the fish can be haddock or cod. and it comes in batter and it's so lush
"Faggits 'N' Paze".
Black Country speak for faggots and peas with gravy. A Black Country delicacy.
See also, grey paze 'n baircon". Grey peas and bacon. See also Grorty Dick. It is made from soaked groats*, beef, leeks, onion and beef stock which are baked together at a moderate temperature of approximately 150 °C (302 °F) for up to 16 hours.
*Groats are the hulled grains of various cereals, such as oats, wheat, barley or buckwheat.
Laverbread, or Bara Lawr in Welsh, is a Welsh seaweed delicacy. The laver is mixed with oatmeal, which is formed into patties and usually fried in bacon fat.
taken from wiki cos i didnt know how to describe it but its totally delish or just the lava bit on toast is like the poor mans caviar
Hendersons Relish.....made in Sheffield for over 100 years and not widely known outside the local area, although some people have it shipped to USA, NZ and Essex! A delicious addition to stews, pies, chips, beans far superior to lea and perrins. Yum Yum.
Around Maidstone we have apple, pear, cherry orchards, fresh fruit pies for dinner, lovely. Plenty of brown sugar, laced with fresh cream. This time of year is such fun.
Been around the site for years but only just started posting, so forgive a newby for short posting. Please.
'Coc I was born 'n raised in Southern Africa my fave food is from there...
"Boerewors", translated as farmers sausage.
32 inches of thick pure beef and aromatic spices.
It's good...
Chicken or Pork Parmesan in the North east. Google it. Once you have had one you'll never look back.
I guess it was always going to be. 
